Blanc de Chine Figures. China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art
Height: 65 cm - Price on request
Provenance: Robson Family collection (since 1890’s), United Kingdom
Not all Chinese ceramics were made in the kilns of the city of Jingdezhen. The well-known kiln of Dehua in Fujian Province has long been famous for its excellent creamy white porcelain, the so-called Blanc de Chine. Most of the objects made there, were statues made for the home market to be used on altars or in the... [Lire la suite]

Alexandre Fraser (1828-1899), Wayside Chat, Paysage Ecossais. Courtesy SCP ALLEMAND & NGUYEN et ARTUS
Huile sur toile, signée en bas à gauche 63 x 76 cm - Estimation : 3000/4000€
Alexander Fraser (b Edinburgh, 7 April 1786; d London, 15 Feb 1865). Scottish painter. He studied at the Trustees Academy in Edinburgh, where he was a contemporary of David Wilkie. He first exhibited at the Associated Society of Artists in Edinburgh in 1809 and at the Royal Academy in London in 1810. From 1813 he worked as an assistant to... [Lire la suite]

Agostino Aglio (1777-1857), Paysage animé. Courtesy SCP ALLEMAND & NGUYEN et ARTUS
Huile sur toile, signée en bas à droite 80 x 120 cm - Estimation : 6000/8000€
Agostino Aglio (December 15, 1777 – January 30, 1857)[ was an Italian painter, decorator, and engraver. He was born at Cremona. He trained at the Brera academy in Milan. In 1803 he came to England to assist William Wilkins, the well-known architect, in the production of his Antiquities of Magna Gracia which was published in 1807. For many years Aglio was... [Lire la suite]